Tuesday, March 31, 2009

When a granddaughter and I visited Arizona, Kokopelli caught her fancy. She's partial to southwest jewelry, gems and folklore so I wasn't surprised when a Kokopelli tat appeared on her inner ankle. If only I weren't scared of needles...

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Totally Optional Prompts offers: The Spring equinox (N. Hemisphere) has just passed, so it's now officially spring in the US. I declared spring a number of weeks ago, though, when we had our first balmy day. How do you mark the change into spring, or into any other season? Do the equinoxes and solstices anchor your calendar, or do you go by the weather?

Monday, March 16, 2009

Small dots, or points, of color are the basis for this type painting. The late 1800's saw the emergence of pointillism and it is still produced by very dedicated painters.

Too difficult for me, I instead chose my Bamboo Fun Tablet to paint these geraniums behind a fence and in front of a plaster wall for the basic image and follow it up with a filter applied in Adobe Photoshop Elements.

That's the easiest way to produce a painting of this overly-detailed style. A friend of mine, years ago, actually painted a pointillism scene. It took about half of her life to complete. Sadly, she didn't like it after she'd finished.

Thanks, Skittles, for the prompt of 'point' on Heads or Tails Meme. Hope you had a fun vacation and are in fine fettle for the coming spring.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Cajole. Sara disliked that word. The implication was that she could be cozied into performing chores for the penurious recluse without losing her temper. No. She didn't like it at all. But that didn't bother him.

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Thanks to ThomG for posting cajole, recluse, temper for Three Word Wednesday. Thanks, too, for an energetic and growing meme...

Monday, March 09, 2009

Skittles at Heads or Tails posts this prompt: Share a Springtime memory. Skittles also notes that she's going on a short vacation (Have Fun!) and Misty will be holding down the fort this week. Thanks, Misty!

Saturday, March 07, 2009

Sunday Scribblings offers this prompt: What pressing matter do you have weighing on your mind? What would you like to say to someone? What would you like to say to the world? Or to yourself? What do you think is important enough to make people listen? What would make you say, "Listen up because this is important?"

This came up again today and seems to be something I want to say... I'll no doubt have something else in an hour or so. :)

I love receiving e-mails, but where are we headed when much of the population is educated by rumor or knee-jerk opinion?

Please don't forward chain e-mails that purport lies to be truth. If you haven't the energy to let Snopes or other reliable sources investigate for you, just delete the fool things.

Thursday, March 05, 2009

So, this week let's write about some aspect of chores. Do you hate them like me or do you get a sense of satisfaction when they are completed? Don't forget about the outside chores, too, like mowing the grass and washing the car and shoveling snow if you live in an area where that is a necessity.Follow the link to see what others wrote and to play along - it's a good site!

A Taste of Limerick

There once was a lady in lacewho refused to cook at her spacewhen friends came a-callingthey did their fare haulingfetched it all in a wicker case

Wednesday, March 04, 2009

A loose-kneed ramble took him to the reserved baccarat seat where he ogled the dealer's cleavage and pushed a stack of chips forward. Tonight's gig would replace the investors' funds before the avengers struck, but this time the chips disappeared as if down a black hole and he was into the house money. It wasn't until he saw the FBI badge thrust in front on him that he knew genuine fear.